Join me for an unforgettable encounter with a manatee, one of the ocean’s most gentle and fascinating creatures.

Rory Jones peered down from the southern edge of the dam. In the shallow, still waters of the Hillsborough River, he watched ...

A manhunt unfolded in Bradenton early Monday morning after a suspected burglar opened fire on deputies and then ran into the ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Manatee County commissioners recently approved an investment of $24 million into the county’s parks. Recently, mornings have been really busy for crews working at Manatee County ...

The Soar Lab can be compared to a children's museum with additional activities to help students prepare for Pre-K and ...

The interior of Hickory Hollow feels like stepping into a comfortable country cabin that happens to serve some of Florida’s finest barbecue. Rustic wooden paneling covers the walls, creating a warm, ...

The creator of one of Marathon’s most beloved murals gave a thank-you to the Middle Keys community as renowned artist and ...

Local wildlife experts identified one of the animals as Mawar, or Mawardi, a male dugong regularly seen around Mali Beach, WWF-Indonesia said. The other dugongs — a baby and an adult female — had not ...

Her arm was the first thing Shyam Babu saw, tiny and frail, poking through the mud like a discarded doll. But this was no doll. Covered with ants and bleeding from what doctors would later suspect ...

SOUTH CAROLINA (WTOC) - Over 230 manatees have been sighted in South Carolina so far this year, according to the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. In a social media post, the SC DNR says ...

When Lolita died two years ago, the killer whale’s longtime home went into its own death spiral. The Seaquarium — battling animal-rights accusations and a landlord that wanted the attraction out — ...